Charlie Hebdo Tragedy: An International Perspective

Photo credit: European Council

Dickinson
will host a panel discussion on the recent terror attacks on the Charlie
Hebdo office in Paris. The event, “Charlie Hebdo Tragedy: An International
Perspective,” will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27,
at 7 p.m. in the Stern Center Great Room, located at 208 West Louther Street. It
is free and open to the public.

The
terror attacks on the office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
have stirred up many different questions: Is there a line between free speech
and speech that incites violence? How are Muslims treated in French society and,
more broadly, in European society? What can be done to prevent future attacks? A
panel composed of Dickinson faculty members will discuss the causes and
consequences behind the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo staff and the
related hostage incident at the Kosher supermarket in the suburbs of Paris.

Serving
on the panel will be Kristine Mitchell, assistant professor of political science
and international studies, who also will serve as moderator. Mitchell’s
research interests focus on European and European Union politics. Other
panelists include Neil Diamant, professor of Asian law and society and chair of the East Asian studies department, whose
expertise includes Israel and Israeli politics; Dominique Laurent, associate professor
of French, whose research
focuses on the French press; and Ed
Webb, associate professor of political science and international studies, who
will discuss the effects the attacks have on North Africa.

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